Metal building construction



May 233, 1933, E. w. KRUEGER 1,910,599

METAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed June 4, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I' INVENTOR.

May 239 1931i E. W. KRUEGER METAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed June 4,' 1951 [LL/Al 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented May 23, 1933 STTS EUGENE W. KRUEG'ER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO -W OEDEN-ALLEN COMPANY, OF `N EILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION 0F WISCONSIN METAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION rIhis invention relates to metallic building structures especially designed for embodiment in silos although also capable of other similar and diverse uses and applications. For example, the essential. features of the construction may be embodied iii. a smoke stack or various types of storage bins.

One of the principal objects of the present inventionis to provide a building structure which may be readily fabricated, shipped knocked down and easily erected without requiring skilled labor. n assembled, is stable, strong and durable and yet may be taken down and moved, if desired, and .fui-ther, is constructed and organized in such a novel manner that any vsection may be easily removed andreplaced without disturbing the structural integrity 'Y v iside flanges 4 and end flanges 5, the side and ofthe complete assembly.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, arrangement and combinationof parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended 25 claims, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view'showinga silo embodying the present invention; l Figure 2 is a fragmentary View in hori- Zontal cross section taken on line 2-2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in verti.- y

o be employedand it is to be understood that lthe one shown is selected Yn narely for purposesv cal section taken on line 3 2? of yFigure 2;

Figures 4 and 5 are similar views taken on lines 4 4 and 5-5, respectively, of Figy ure 3;

Figure ,G is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 6-6 `of Figure 1; and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detailsectional view taken on line 7,-7 of Figur-e4.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the silo has thel usual foundation 1 on which a base ring 2 of channel form is suitably secured. 'Ihe shell or body portion of The structure, when l the silo is made up almost entirelyof a plurality of sections. designatedv at 3 aiidconstituted of suitable metal, copper bearing steel for example. The sections Bare curved transversely and may be of elongated form,

tions of y adjacent rows whereby any sectiony 'may be removed and replaced without any further disassembly of the silo.

Each of the sections 3 is 4provided with end Aflanges being integral with the body portiony of thesectioir In the assembly, the end flanges 5 of the sections of each row abut .and are secured together by releasable fastening devices such as bolts and nut-sor, if

ydesired,are spot welded, or riveted.` `Similarly, the side flanges 4 of the sections of one Arowflatly abut the adjacent flanges 5 of the next row yand are releasably or otherwise appropriately fastened thereto.

Onto the Yupper end of the lbody .portion or yshell of the silo a suitable roof 6 is provided and may be equipped withvwindowsl?. AVarious types and styles of roof structuresfinay of illustration.

A ladder 8 is provided on the outside ofthe silo between one of the windows 7 and is conveniently supported by attaching pieces 9 which are bolted or rivetedv to the side inem- Y bers of the ladder and to the flanges 4.

All lof the sections of the silo are constructed in the manner above described .except the `one vertical row which islocated within a chute l0 provided on the outside of. the silo.

This specially constructed vertical row is adapted for the provision of a vertical series of doors 12 and to this end is made up of spaced short sections designated at 15, each of which has side flanges 16 and end flanges 17, the side flanges 16 being suitably fastened to the adjacent side flanges of sections 8. The spaces between the sections 15 constitute door openings. Preferably, the margins of the door openings which are constituted in part by the flanges 17 and in part by the flanges 4 are reinforced by strips 18 suitably fastened to the flanges 4 and 17. A door 12 is provided for each vdoor opening and these doors 12 are supported for swinging movement on hinges 20 shown to advantage in Figure 2. The hinges 2O are of the angular form shown to advantage in Figure 2 to permit the doors 12 to swing inwardly and yet have the hinges clear the flanges 4 and then reinforcing strips 18.

For locking the doors in closed position, a main latch bar 21 is provided and is pivotally supported as at 22 on a mounting bracket 23 fixed to one of the sections and a flange 4 thereof. rThe free end of the bar 21 is designed to engage in the notches of keepers 24 and 25, one of which is fixed to the door 12 and the other of which is fixed to the adjacent section 3. The locking action is enhanced by means of auxiliary latches 26 provided at the top and bottom of each door and pivotally supported as at 27 on angle irons 28 mounted on the reinforced flanges 17. The inner ends of the latches 26 coact with angular keepers 29 securely fastened to the doors but projecting outwardly therebeyond as will be understood from Figure 4. In order to permit the user ofthe silo to climb up through the chute and enter the silo through any door, a ladder structure is provided and is constituted in part by the latch bars 21 and in part by cross angles 30, fastened to vertical angle bars 31 which, in turn are supported on the flanges 4 by attaching strips 32.

Theprincipal feature of novelty of the invention is believed to reside in the structure of the main portion of the body or shell of the silo. With the elongated vertical sections flanged and organized in the manner described any section may be removed without taking down the silo and the removed section either replaced or repaired. These sections may be completely constructed at the place of manufacture and easily erected at the place where the silo is being built without the expenditure of skilled labor or the use of special installing equipment.

The silo constructed in this manner is extremely strong and durable and the features of strength result largely from the manner of organizing the sections. In this respect the flanges contribute materially because they not only stiffen and strengthen their respective sections but aid in handling and transmitting the load to the foundation. These flanges, which are designated at 3 and 4 in the drawings, have these advantages in addition to facilitating interconnection o the sections.

Where the invention is embodied in structures other than a silo, as, for example, a smoke stack or storage bin, the specially constructed vertical row including doors 12 and sections 15 is omitted and is replaced by a row of sections 3 related and interconnected with the other rows in the same manner as all other sections 3.

The invention claimed is:

1. A silo having its body portion made up of a plurality of vertical rows of sheet metal sections, all of the rows except one having their sections supported one upon an end in end to end and load sustaining relation, sections of the remaining row being spaced from each other vertically, the side edges of the sections of all the adjacent rows being engaged and secured together, the space between the sections of the one row affording door openings and a door for each of said openings supported on the adjacent sections of the adjacent row.

2. A silo having its body portion made up of a plurality of vertical rows of sheet metal sections, all of the rows vexcept one having their sections supported one upon an end in end to end and load sustaining relation,

sections of the remaining row being spacedA from each other vertically, the side edges of the sections of all the adjacent rows being engaged and secured together, the space between the sections of the one row affording door openings, a door for each of said open-V ings supported on the adjacent sections of the adjacent row, and means cooperable with the sections of the rows flanking the door openings for releasably securing the doors in closed position.

3. A metallic structure made up of a plurality of flanged elongated sections arranged in vertical rows, the sections of each row being staggered with respect to those of adjacent rows, said sections having their side flanges abutting and secured together forming external, circumferentially spaced, rigid re-enforcing ribs extending continuously from the top to the bottom of the structure, and means carried by spaced reinforcing ribs and spaced outwardly from the body of the structure to provide rungs.

4. A silo having its body portion made up of a plurality of vertical rows of sheet metal sections, all of the rows except one having their sections supported one upon an end in end to end and load sustaining relation, sections of the remaining row being spaced from each other vertically, the side edges of the sections of all the adjacent rows being engaged and secured together, the space between the sections of the one row aioidng door openings, a dooi` for each of said openings supported on the adjacent sections of the adjacent row, means cooperable with the 1 sections of the rows flanking the door openings for releasabiy securing the doors in closed position, and means carried by the side edges and projecting from the silo body between each door to provide rungs.

In Witness whereof, I hereto affix my signature.

EUGENE W. KRUEGER. 

